Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund (HYI) Competitors $11.39 -0.34 (-2.90%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.38 -0.01 (-0.04%) As of 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HYI vs. AGD, AWP, THQ, THW, AVK, AFB, ARDC, BFZ, BHK, and HYTShould you be buying Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund include Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD), abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ), Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK), AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund (AFB), Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund (ARDC), BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust (BFZ), BlackRock Core Bond Trust (BHK), and BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund (HYT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund vs. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund Abrdn World Healthcare Fund Advent Convertible and Income Fund AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund BlackRock California Municipal Income Trust BlackRock Core Bond Trust BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AGD) and Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund (NYSE:HYI) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AGD or HYI? Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund received 28 more outperform votes than Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.85% of users gave Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund an outperform vote while only 62.79% of users gave Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundOutperform Votes10862.79% Underperform Votes6437.21% Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity FundOutperform Votes13663.85% Underperform Votes7736.15% Does the media refer more to AGD or HYI? In the previous week, Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund and 0 mentions for Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund. Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund Positive Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Neutral Is AGD or HYI a better dividend stock? Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.8%. Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AGD or HYI? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund$56.61MN/AN/AN/AN/AWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund$29.60MN/AN/AN/AN/A Is AGD or HYI more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A N/A N/A Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund N/A N/A N/A SummaryAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund beats Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HYI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HYI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity FundAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$1.05B$3.92B$17.69BDividend Yield0.08%4.43%4.19%3.79%P/E RatioN/A26.0615.6529.98Price / SalesN/A2,110.861,581.6624.26Price / CashN/A60.8148.9717.54Price / BookN/A1.043.274.13Net IncomeN/A$259.01M$1.28B$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.88%-5.12%3.67%-8.65%1 Month Performance-5.95%-6.26%2.24%-9.61%1 Year Performance-3.23%-1.40%6.59%-4.91% Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HYIWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity FundN/A$11.39-2.9%N/A-0.4%$0.00$29.60M0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeAGDAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundN/A$9.94-0.5%N/A+2.5%$0.00$56.61M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeAWPabrdn Global Premier Properties FundN/A$3.87+1.4%N/A+1.3%$0.00$95.16M0.00N/ATHQAbrdn Healthcare Opportunities FundN/A$20.67+1.0%N/A+2.8%$0.00$191.10M0.001,088THWAbrdn World Healthcare FundN/A$11.50-0.5%N/A-12.7%$0.00$94.49M0.00N/APositive NewsAVKAdvent Convertible and Income FundN/A$11.52-0.5%N/A-5.3%$0.00$110.08M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementAFBAllianceBernstein National Municipal Income FundN/A$10.83+0.1%N/A+1.8%$0.00$61.85M0.00N/AEarnings ReportShort Interest ↑ARDCAres Dynamic Credit Allocation FundN/A$14.08-0.3%N/A-1.8%$0.00$41.20M0.00N/ABFZBlackRock California Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.99+0.1%N/A-4.6%$0.00$12.86M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementNegative NewsBHKBlackRock Core Bond TrustN/A$10.84+0.6%N/A+2.3%$0.00$10.21M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementNegative NewsHYTBlackRock Corporate High Yield FundN/A$9.60-0.2%N/A-4.0%$0.00$128.00M0.00N/ADividend AnnouncementNegative News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AGD Competitors AWP Competitors THQ Competitors THW Competitors AVK Competitors AFB Competitors ARDC Competitors BFZ Competitors BHK Competitors HYT Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HYI) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashThe Government Just Said Your Money Isn't Yours That's right—According to the DOJ, YOUR hard-earned money i...Priority Gold | SponsoredTrump Makes Major Crypto AnnouncementTrump Ends the “War on Crypto” I expect it to pump the market, which is why I'm recommending ONE coin to al...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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